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- Contains more than 80 anthological texts from classical and contemporary authors
- Contains approximately 60 articles of the Interdisciplinary Encyclopedia of Religion and Science
-Contains various teachings of Pope John Paul II on Christian Revelation, culture, and scientific thought
- Approximately 200,000 pages are viewed monthly on this site
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«Creation itself reveals Him that created it; and the work made is itself suggestive of Him that made it; and the world manifests Him that arranged it. Every Church throughout the whole world has received this tradition from the Apostles.»
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The Interdisciplinary Documentation on Religion and Science website seeks to help scientists frame their work within a philosophical and humanistic context. It also seeks to aid people trained in theology to approach, through the humanistic reflections of scientists, the rationale of scientific activity. The website presents an ample anthology of selected documents and also offers, in a separate section, the Interdisciplinary Encyclopedia of Religion and Science, a dynamic, online-only database. The Interdisciplinary Documentation on Religion and Science website is a nonprofit project associated with the Chair of Fundamental Theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, Italy.
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2. The Magisterium of the Catholic Church and the Origin of Man
Pius XII, On Evolution and Monogenism, from Humani generis, 1950
John Paul II, Address to the Participants to an International Conference on “Christian Faith and Theory of Evolution”, April 26, 1985
John Paul II, Humans are Spiritual and Corporal Beings, from the General Audience Aprile 16, 1986
John Paul II, Message to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences: “Magisterium Is Concerned with Question of Evolution for It Involves Conception of Man, October 22, 1996
Creation and the Quest on the Origins according to the Cathechism of the Catholic Church (1997) International Theological Commission, Communion and Stewardship. Human Persons Created in the Image of God (2004), excerpts from nn. 1-5; 62-70
Benedict XVI, Discourse to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences Plenary Session on “Scientific Insights into the Evolution of the Universe and of Life”, October 31, 2008
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In order to make certain documents better known in the scientific community, the Anthology and Documents section provides key materials for study and reflection concerning the dialogue among science, philosophy, and theology. It includes scientists’ essays, masterpieces on the history of science, works of philosophers and theologians, and documents from ancient, medieval, and Renaissance authors, as well as Sacred Scripture and official documents of the Catholic Church and other Christian churches. |
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